Abstract: In order to investigate the blade icing characteristics, the deicing effect and deicing characteristics of the hydrophobic elastic coating, an experimental wind turbine was built in a wind power plant.The icing characteristics of the wind turbine blades were analyzed using the image method, and the deicing effect of the hydrophobic elastic coating using manual coating and spray gun was compared, as well as the deicing effect of the coating on glaze ice and rime ice. Results show that both rime ice and glaze ice are mainly distributed on the leading edge of the blade. Compared with the rime ice, the glaze ice is distributed in a larger range on the leading edge of the blade. As the rotation radius increases, the amount of ice on the blades increases in a linear relationship. After using the hydrophobic elastic coating, the contact angle of the blade increases by approximately 64%. Thanks to the smooth hydrophobic surface characteristics and microscale deformation ability of the coating, the ice adhesion strength of the blade is reduced by about 93%. When the blade freezes, under the action of periodic tangential force, the ice on the coated blade can be thrown off in time, and the deicing effect of the manual coating is better than that of the sprayed coating. The deicing effect of the coating on glaze ice is better than that of rime ice.